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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seemed the touchstone of last-gasp Churchillianism?

2. British regiments would not look at what group as fighting equals?

3. What color was Churchill's horse?

4. What lineage does Churchill's family descend from?

5. Churchill left the Boer war to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Churchill's mother spend the time during her marriage to Lord Randolph Churchill?

2. What did Churchill do after his time with the British Expeditionary Force?

3. What happened to Churchill during the Boer War?

4. How was Churchill able to qualify for British armed services?

5. After Churchill's retirement, what did he do next in his career?

6. What country challenged Britain for dominance on the high seas?

7. What was the author John Keegan's initial opinion of Churchill?

8. Why was Churchill skeptical of expanding British Imperial holdings?

9. Whom did Churchill marry and why?

10. How did Churchill end up leading the 21st Lancers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Churchill read voraciously while with the military stationed in India. List and discuss the books and/or authors Churchill read while in India. Discuss why these particular books and/or author were important to Churchill.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the United States of America was taken from passive participant in WWII to actively fighting in the war. What specifically did the United States do as a passive participant and what spurred them to take an active role in the war?

Essay Topic 3

What were the issues in Ireland during the early 1900s? What was Churchill's role during the struggle in Ireland?

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